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May 2, 2016

Vital VA hospital project in limbo as price tag soars, lawmakers vow no ‘bail-out’

Nearly one year after a new VA secretary vowed to clean up a broken health care system for America's veterans, a vital new hospital hangs in the balance as lawmakers and the agency fight over how to pay for it.

May 2, 2016

House Republicans to McConnell: Pass our NSA bill or programs ‘go dark’

House and Senate Republicans were locked in an escalating standoff Friday over legislation reining in the National Security Agency, with lawmakers warning surveillance programs could "go dark" in a matter of days if they don't reach an agreement.

May 2, 2016

House presses Senate to pass NSA surveillance changes as deadline nears

The White House and House leaders urged the Senate on Thursday to take up a bill that would end the National Security Agency's collection of American phone records while preserving other surveillance powers set to expire June 1.

May 2, 2016

Rep wants gov’t to compensate more landowners for cost of regulations

A New York Republican lawmaker wants to make it easier for people who have lost revenue as a result of government regulation to seek compensation.

May 2, 2016

House passes abortion bill after earlier stumble

As thousands of abortion foes surged through the city on their annual protest march to the Supreme Court, Republicans muscled legislation through the House on Thursday tightening federal restrictions on abortions. The vote came after internal divisions forced them into an embarrassing fumble of a similar bill.

May 2, 2016

House heads to vote on border security bill

The House is moving toward a vote on a bill aimed at securing the U.S. border with Mexico, as majority Republicans seek to demonstrate that they can chart their own course on immigration -- not just oppose President Barack Obama.

May 2, 2016

House passes bill easing regulations on financial sector

The House passed a bill Wednesday to ease the landmark law reining in banks and Wall Street, advancing a key Republican priority more than six years after a financial crisis brought on the Great Recession.

May 2, 2016

Dems pitch controversial plan to tax Wall Street, to pay for new middle-class credit

Influential Democrats are pushing a new plan to give middle-class Americans a big tax break, but only by imposing a new tax on Wall Street traders and other top earners -- drawing a rebuke from majority Republicans who say the proposal would hurt the economy.

May 2, 2016

House approves ObamaCare bill despite veto threat

The House voted Thursday to curb a provision in ObamaCare that some lawmakers say is hurting the job market, as the new Republican-controlled Congress moved quickly to challenge the administration on several fronts.

May 2, 2016

House passes bill to renew terror insurance program

The House passed long-sought legislation Wednesday to renew the federal program that props up the private market for insurance against terrorist attacks.